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UPDATED: A police officer shot a man Monday night, who had called police to report a stolen bicycle, after the man lunged at the officer with a knife, Montgomery County police said Tuesday. As part of the investigation, investigators examined the officer’s body camera video, said a police statement, released Tuesday afternoon. About 10:55 p.m., […]

Northwest High School in Germantown was on lockdown for a time last week while Montgomery County police searched for a teenager riding a skateboard and carrying what appeared to be an M-16 style rifle, according to Twitter posts from police and the school’s principal. Police were told that a male teenager with the gun was […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery that occurred on Jan. 26 at CVS pharmacies in Bethesda and a Rite Aid in Silver Spring. According to police, investigators believe the three robberies were committed by the same suspect. Police have released surveillance video, see below, of the suspect […]

A woman was shot in the leg on Monday afternoon, according to a Gaithersburg police spokesperson. Gaithersburg Police Officer Dan Lane said officers responded to the shooting in the 100 block of Lamont Lane at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 2nd. At the scene, he said, police officers discovered a woman with a gunshot wound to […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a double shooting that occurred on Sunday morning in Germantown as a domestic-related case. It happened in the 19500 block of Frederick Road shortly before 8 a.m. on Oct. 9. Police said dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call from a woman stating she had been shot by her husband. Police […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro is speaking out about the tragedy in Orlando. “This targeted attack that took the lives of 49 people should be more than just a moment of reflection, but a call to action,” she said at the Council dais on Tuesday. Read her full statement, below: “On Sunday, Orlando fell victim […]

President Obama delivered a statement on the mass shootings that occurred in Orlando, Florida on June 12. “This was an act of terror and an act of hate,” said President Obama. “We will not give in to fear or turn against each other. Instead, we will stand united, as Americans, to protect our people, and […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers and Rockville city police officers responded to the report of a man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Montgomery College at 51 Manakee Street. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Bill Delaney said paramedics transported the man, described as in his 20s, to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. […]

Clarksburg High School students were told to shelter in place on Friday morning after officials received a report that a student might have a weapon on campus. Principal Stephen Whiting has written a letter to parents about the incident and posted it on the school’s website. “I want to share with you information about an […]

Maryland Natural Resources police are investigating a fatal hunting accident that occurred late Saturday afternoon in Queen Anne’s County. Police said Marvin Bowen Coppage, 75, of Henderson was killed by a shotgun blast from a client during a guided pheasant and chukar hunt as he and his dog were flushing a bird from the brush. […]